Meet the Sky

by McCall Hoyle

It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie?s dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophie?s older sister, Meredith, barely able to walk at all.
With nothing but pain in her past, all Sophie wants is to plan for the future?keep the family business running, get accepted to veterinary school, and protect her mom and sister from another disaster. But It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie?s dad to walk out of her life. The one that left ...

Meet the Sky Reviews

Katie McGarrySep 04, 2018

I really enjoyed this book! ...

Katie NelsonMay 08, 2018

I adored this book! Once I started reading, I couldn?t stop until I knew what happened to Sophie, Finn and their families. It?s an outstanding novel.
The story is emotionally resonant and the characters are so flawed, yet so real. I couldn?t help but cry with them and cheer fo...

Katy UppermanMay 30, 2018

Three Things I Love About MEET THE SKY
1. Survival story. I love books (and movies) about characters who are stranded, forced to by mother nature to test themselves in ways that incite growth and change. Meet the Sky's Sophie is a selfless, resilient girl before the hurricane hits her...

Angela BlountAug 14, 2018

Originally Reviewed for YA Books Central: http://www.yabookscentral.com/yaficti...
Hurricanes, horses, and harmonious verse. Meet the Sky is an ably-written, well-paced contemporary YA?one which is perhaps best described as a pleasantly stormy beach read.
Horse lovers rejoice, ...

Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.comSep 06, 2018

#FirstLine ~ Once upon a time, I believed in fairy tales.
Beautiful, wonderfully told and original Meet the Sky is another story that will tug at the heartstrings, and leave a lasting impression. I adored it cover to cover and so will you. A must read that will leave the reader san...

Miranda LiassonSep 11, 2018

I loved this book! A beautiful story about taking chances and forgiveness. Beautifully written too. Highly recommend! ...

Hallie SzottJan 10, 2019

Review to come.
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MadisonJul 14, 2018

Meet The Sky is one part adventure survival story, one part romance and one part story of self-discovery. It?s about learning to survive and, in the face of life?s storms, learning to live.
Sophie likes things under control. It?s the only way she can continue to function now t...

PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps Sep 12, 2018

2 STARS
Sophie struggles to keep her family together after an accident that left her sister disabled and caused her father to leave. When a hurricane of the century threatens their home and business, Sophie is accidentally separated from her mother and sister. She?s stuck with Fin...

JadeNov 04, 2018

I found this YA contemporary survival adventure story pretty exciting and hard to put down. Sophie and Finn become stuck on their North Carolina island in a hurricane after being unable to evacuate and they have to try to survive together.
Finn has just returned to town after years...

Sara StrandJun 24, 2018

You know I like to start by telling you the star rating so I'm going to give this one 4.5 stars. The only thing keeping this back from a full five stars is Sophie was a little annoying for me, too timid, too cautious, too rude and assumes everything really is about her when there's a w...

Madalyn (Novel Ink)Sep 22, 2018

I haaaaaaated the love interest in this one. He consistently compromised the main character's safety for his own reckless habits. And I also just... was bored???? ...

LaurieJul 08, 2018

Wow. McCall Hoyle has crafted yet another deep & deeply moving story embedded in a high school romance, this time with a hurricane disaster wrapped around it. As in her fantastic debut novel, THE THING WITH FEATHERS, author Hoyle weaves classic poetry (Tennyson in this one) into he...

Jen | Jen Talks AudiobooksOct 26, 2018

This was a good (albeit somewhat unbelievable) story about two kids who survive a hurricane. The actual survival is what is called into question when it comes to reality. But the focus of the book is relationships and surviving grief and loss. In that respect, it did it's job with an e...

Grace P. (gracefulreads)Aug 24, 2018

4/5 Stars!
Hoyle?s endearing second novel took me by surprise and drew me in. Sophie is having a rough time in more ways than one, and I enjoyed her goal-oriented mindset. Obsessed with her families horses and animals in general, she does everything in her power to help them. Hor...

Anna (RattleTheShelves)Sep 11, 2018

Why not more? I'm asking myself that, too. I loved the setting of this book (I might have an unhealthy obsession with natural disasters) and I loved Sophie's backstory. And all the animals! Also, I loved the message behind the book, the distinction between chronos and kairos and about ...

LisaSep 28, 2018

This book is a very light read, with the added bonus of short chapters, which is always a plus. It?s just not a memorable story that sticks with you. I found myself occasionally frustrated with the main characters actions or ways of thinking on many occasions. The male love interest ...

Kasey GiardSep 18, 2018

One of my favorite things about Hoyle's debut novel, The Thing with Feathers (my review here)was the way she used Emily Dickinson's poetry throughout the book. Which means one of my favorite parts of Meet the Sky was the way she used the Tennyson quotes at the beginning of each chapter...

EmilyAug 11, 2018

Once upon a time, Sophie's life was normal, and beautiful. She had a wonderful family with loving parents and a cool older sister. Then an accident shook their life, and everything fell apart. Now, Sophie is just trying to hold all the pieces together. Maybe if she plays it safe and ke...

Samantha (WLABB)Aug 21, 2018

Rating: 4.5 Stars
When I requested this book, I had not heard any buzz, nor was I familiar with the author, but BOY am I glad I took a chance, because it was so wonderful!
Both Sophie and Finn had suffered great losses, but they reacted in very different ways. Finn decided to liv...

Amanda (MetalPhantasmReads)Oct 10, 2018

**I was sent this ARC by the publicist Megan Beatie in exchange for a free and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own**
This took way too long for me to read despite how short it was. I didn't enjoy this much :/ review is now on the blog!
https://metalphantasmreads.word...

MeghanMar 08, 2018

This book was wonderful if you are a fan of castaway or any movie where you are stranded on an island with the last person you were expecting. This story is inspiring and demonstrates true emotional strength and character and is a great life lesson for every reader that engages this st...

AllysonOct 19, 2018

As a resident of eastern North Carolina, my town and surrounding areas were recently impacted by Hurricane Florence. During the hurricane, I wondered if there were any YA books about surviving this type of natural disaster. A few weeks later, I came across Meet the Sky on Amazon, and r...

JadeApr 11, 2018

(2.5 Stars)
McCall Hoyle?s Meet the Sky tells the tale of Sophie, a teenage girl in high school trying to balance the stress of college prep, helping her mother take care of her sister who was disabled in a car accident and fight the oncoming hurricane threatening to ravage her town...

KatOct 15, 2018

I love the way McCall Hoyle writes about characters with disabilities and serious medical issues. In ?The Thing With Feathers? she chronicled the journey of a teen with a seizure disorder, and here, she writes about Sophie, whose family has been forever altered after an accident le...

Bambi RathmanOct 02, 2018

I want to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.
It's a quick read and a good book for a YA reader. It takes the reader on Sophie's journey through some challenges that life has given her in her young life. Then throw in a hurricane and being stranded with a boy who ...

lisa elisNov 09, 2018

WOW McCall Hoyle really knows how to go about crafting a delightful contemporary and I loved this book - even more than The Thing With Feathers <333 Can't wait to see what she comes up with next! ...

MichelleMar 30, 2018

My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
McCall Hoyle has a real eye for detail, constantly weaving a tapestry of landscaping and emotion in one phenomenal novel. In her second book, she tackles a story of two teens and their reconnection after a past filled with ...

Travel.with.a.bookMay 19, 2018

I read the book before the publication date which comes out in September 4.
This is a wonderful adventure story.
The author has the ablitity to transfer you to a whole another level of life just by the words she has written and that's why I loved the book she uses the words what the ...

Let's Geek Oct 21, 2018

Read the full review also on my blog Let's Geek: http://bit.ly/2AkUQIs
Meet the Sky is a really sweet and deeply moving teenage love story embedded in a hurricane disaster.
Total Rating: 7.8/10
Originality: 8/10
Language: 7/10
Atmosphere: 7/10
Characters: 9/10
World build...

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About the author

McCall Hoyle

McCall Hoyle writes honest YA novels about friendship, first love, and girls finding the strength to overcome great challenges. She is a high school English teacher. Her own less-than-perfect teenage experiences and those of the girls she teaches inspire many of the struggles in her books. When shes not reading or writing, shes spending time with her family and their odd assortment of petsa food-obsessed beagle, a grumpy rescue cat, and a three-and-a-half-legged kitten. She has an English degree from Columbia College and a masters degree from Georgia State University. She lives in a cottage in the woods in North Georgia where she reads and writes every day.